[P2P-F] Advice re reputation metrics

[Denis Postle]

Hi Robin,
I don't know how you would apply it to complementary currencies but 
various versions of the arrangements you outline have been in place for 
17 years in The Independent Practitioner Network [IPN] 
<http://i-p-n.org/> that I belong to in the UK. Smaller groups than you 
mention, 5-8, meet every six weeks or so. Their task is get to know each 
other well enough to be able to 'stand by' their work with clients (a 
reputation 'metric'?). For me the strong version of this derives from 
'self and peer assessment' <http://www.human-inquiry.com/asre.htm> based 
on a list of mutually agreed criteria, which is what you seem to be 
suggesting.

I have written about this extensively, see my forthcoming book Therapy 
Futures <http://www.pccs-books.co.uk/products/therapy-futures/#> and 
previously Regulating the psychological therapies. 
<http://www.pccs-books.co.uk/products/regulating-the-psychological-therapies-from-taxonomy-to-taxidermy/#.UF63CVEpXnj>

In my experience your assumption...

... that self-determination, that is, autonomy (intrinsic motivation), 
relatedness and competence is vital for social justice where for 
individuals to be self-determining, everyone else must be self-determining.

...is very sound.

A critical other dimension is that the distribution of power is 
constantly under scrutiny, ie that dominance and subordination are 
eliminated. This doesn't mean that hierarchies of experience and skill 
are eliminated but that decision making is consensual. A tough task this 
since domination often seems to me to be in the grain of the times.

I hope this helps
Denis
denisATpostle.net

On 23/09/2012 01:00, robin wrote:
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> Hi All
>
> I am researching (via a PhD with the University of Tasmania) the idea 
> of a reputation metric as a currency in a complementary currency 
> project to test whether it would increase trust and other prosocial 
> behaviours in local communities but most importantly to scale up trust 
> between people that don't know each other. What ideas do people have 
> about how you would structure a reputation metric in practice? My 
> vague ideas at the moment are that you could have resilience circles, 
> small groups of 20 to 30 people who would meet once a month. They 
> would act as support for each other, but also the group would allocate 
> a score for individuals over the previous month based on set criteria 
> for how each have exchanged with other people whether in the group or 
> with others in different groups against the criteria which would 
> attempt to vaguely measure autonomy, competence and relatedness. My 
> research is based on the assumption that self-determination, that is, 
> autonomy (intrinsic motivation), relatedness and competence is vital 
> for social justice where for individuals to be self-determining, 
> everyone else must be self-determining.
>
>
> Any advice appreciated, eg are there are other groups that I could 
> this to that might be relevant? Do I need to supply more information?
> Thanks & regards
> Robin
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